I agree with Ken. :-)
But also with his Mooseness, on some points. Books are one. I should've
mentioned Calibre myself, it's one of my favorite programs, because with it
I don't have to care where a book originated. I just strip the DRM crap
while storing in Calibre and read on whatever device I happen to want it
on. As for readers: I'm still using a first gen Nook, and were I to buy a
new one, I'd but either Nook or Kindle with the paperwhite type of display.
Both are easily readable in far more conditions than the full-color
versions.
And finally, calendars: Moose's comment on the no-sync issue on an Android
device has me mystified. I've never encountered the problem. It *was* a
problem early on with iThings, but I'm told that's mostly (completely?)
fixed now.
Personally, the ease with which one can share things on Android vs. iPad is
my favorite difference. There are virtually no limitations on what methods
an app can use, so sharing things between apps or from apps to the cloud on
Android is simple, fast and almost entirely transparent. Not true with the
iPads, unfortunately.
On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 3:38 PM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> iMOOSE wrote:
>
> > In an iEnvironment, and with a little Settings play, all the portable
> Apple stuff is pretty nicely integrated. Much of my family had already gone
> "i", and we came a little late to the party. When everyone you do much
> communication with outside of email is on iDevices, it's very seductive.
> Siri and Message are a great combo, without paying for text service to the
> cell provider.
>
> All present within the Googleplex, but I do agree that if you are 100%
> iThingy, it works very well. Till they change it, but we know that
> Apple never does that.
>
>
> > With a WiFi printer with Airprint, printing is transparent. We have the
> HP model before Airprint, so have to rely on HP's iApp for printing, which
> works fine, if not transparently.
>
> No app cost for printing from my Android phone. iThingy app costs
> extra and is only available for very very limited models. Android apps
> exist for working with steam printers.
>
>
> > I was not that impressed with the Android environment. As reported, I
> bought a Toshiba Thrive last year...
>
> Which was part of the problem as it was already an obsolete device and
> rather poorly spec'd. That's understandable, though, because the
> Android world is the wild-wild-west with absolutely no reasonable way
> of knowing what is going to be dogmeat or not. I see no end in sight
> on that.
>
>
> > The hardware was capable of using SD card and external drive at once,
> but none of the 9-10 file management apps...
>
> Yes, file management is not a strength. However, I've had reasonable
> success with one of them. Doesn't matter much now because I use
> Googledocs and Dropbox very heavily, as well as do my backups through
> direct connection to my computer. However, as flawed as file
> management is, it's better than what is available with Apple, which is
> nothing.
>
>
> > The screen was also not much, far dimmer, less saturated, etc. than
> Carol's iPad Retina screen.
>
> To paraphrase Moose on multiple other subjects, the iPad is
> essentially a couple generations newer than the Thrive. What are you
> going to expect? The latest/greatest screens utilizing OLED and
> super-high resolutions have addressed that and are no different than
> the Retina, except many of us think they look better. My wife's Lenovo
> Yoga computer/tablet thingy has one of these new screens and we did a
> direct comparison to Apple's Retina equipped laptops and found it
> better. Text on the screen is flawless and there are no visible pixel
> frames.
>
>
> > More recently, I looked at the market again. Things had changed. The
> iPad Mini now has a Retina screen with the same pixel resolution as the
> iPad3-Air. With my good visual acuity, that's a huge change.
>
> Agreed. Mini v1's screen is decent but outdated. The Retina display
> (or equivalent) is the only way to go now.
>
> Just a point of comparison:
> iPad Mini Retina: 7.9" 2048x1536, 326ppi display.
> Note 3 OLED: 5.7" 1920x1080, 386ppi display.
>
> I do really really like my Note 3. The Samsung display beats the
> Retina display on the phones. Not by a lot, but if you know what you
> are looking for, it is evident. The Note 3's display is just big
> enough to be usable for a lot of stuff you can't do on a phone. I
> rarely use the iPad now, except for my audio apps.
>
>
> > But having excellent messaging, calendar coordinated with spouse,
> weather,
> > banking, and so on, and on, immediately at hand is wonderful...
>
> Again, all stuff that we are experiencing in the native Googleplex
> world. In our case, there are four of us coordinating our lives, as
> well as linking our lives in with everything from Facebook to
> Wordpress websites. Google "Now" is giving us even more features. Yes,
> I've swallowed the Google Cool-Aide. And I like it! I've got it
> implemented on my phone, iPad, desktop and laptop computers. Even to
> the point, with some of the new experimental stuff, where I can swipe
> things from one screen to the next as though it's just one device.
>
>
> > We have Nooks, vs. Kindles, for a couple of simple reasons...
>
> I still prefer the dead-tree format of books. Call me crazy, but I
> prefer ink on paper over virtual ink on screen. It's far easier for my
> eyes and suits my ADHD tendencies better.
>
>
>
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